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  2. Ruled paper - Wikipedia

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    Initially, paper was ruled by hand, sometimes using templates. [1] Scribes could rule their paper using a "hard point," a sharp implement which left embossed lines on the paper without any ink or color, [2] or could use "metal point," an implement which left colored marks on the paper, much like a graphite pencil, though various other metals were used.

  3. Sketchbook - Wikipedia

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    Sketchbook and pencil. "Sketchbook of English Landscape and Coastal Scenery," by the artist William Trost Richards, at the Brooklyn Museum. A sketchbook is a book or pad with blank pages for sketching and is frequently used by artists for drawing or painting as a part of their creative process.

  4. Notebook - Wikipedia

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    The earliest form of notebook was the wax tablet, which was used as a reusable and portable writing surface in classical antiquity and throughout the Middle Ages. [1]As paper became more readily available in European countries from the 11th century onwards, wax tablets gradually fell out of use, although they remained relatively common in England, which did not possess a commercially ...

  5. Pamphlet - Wikipedia

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    The earliest appearance of the word is in The Philobiblon (1344; ch. viii) of Richard de Bury, who speaks of "panfletos exiguos" {'little pamphlets'}. [ 5 ] Its modern connotations of a tract concerning a contemporary issue was a product of the heated arguments leading to the English Civil War ; this sense appeared in 1642. [ 3 ]

  6. Stationery - Wikipedia

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    The process involves printing the desired designs or text with an ink that remains wet, rather than drying on contact with the paper. The paper is then dusted with a powdered polymer that adheres to the ink. The paper is vacuumed or agitated, mechanically or by hand, to remove excess powder, and then heated to near combustion.

  7. Graph paper - Wikipedia

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    Graph paper, coordinate paper, grid paper, or squared paper is writing paper that is printed with fine lines making up a regular grid. It is available either as loose leaf paper or bound in notebooks or Graph Books. It is commonly found in mathematics and engineering education settings, exercise books, and in laboratory notebooks.

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  9. Paper craft - Wikipedia

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    Paper craft is a collection of crafts using paper or card as the primary artistic medium for the creation of two or three-dimensional objects. Paper and card stock lend themselves to a wide range of techniques and can be folded, curved, bent, cut, glued, molded, stitched, or layered. [1] Papermaking by hand is also a paper craft.